Acolytes (2008)

Three teenagers blackmail a serial killer.

Director:

Jon Hewitt

Writers:

Shane Krause, Shayne Armstrong,

Stars:

Joel Edgerton, Michael Dorman, Sebastian Gregory

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Joel Edgerton	...	Ian Wright
Michael Dorman	...	Gary Parker
Sebastian Gregory	...	Mark
Hanna Mangan Lawrence	...	Chasely
Joshua Payne	...	James
Belinda McClory	...	Kay Wright
Holly Baldwin	...	Tanya Lee
Anthony Phelan	...	Tanya Lee's Dad
Bella Heathcote	...	Petra
Sue Dwyer	...	Ma Parker
Todd Levi	...	Detective 1
Danny Baldwin	...	Detective 2
Harley Bennick	...	Young James
Ryan Sheldrake	...	Young Mark
Leigh Prewecki	...	Baby Wright

Storyline

James Tresswick and Mark Vincent are victims of a brutal bully Gary Parker who has maltreated both boys, marking their bodies and spoiling their young lives. In their last year of high school, James and Mark find a way to stop being victims. They're going to kill Gary; Wandering alone around an isolated forest - the suspected site of the disappearance of a local girl - 17 year old Mark strays upon an adult male filling in a trench. It's suspicious and tantalizing. Mark returns with his friend James and Chasley Keys and they bring shovels to exhume what will probably be rotting garbage or someone's dead pet - or so they tell themselves. They find the ghostly white body of a woman. She's a tourist - a Canadian backpacker. The "trench" is a grave. The "adult male" is her killer. And they've got him by the balls. Responding to Mark's intimations James floats an idea to seek out "the sicko". It'll be a bit of fun. He's confident the guy lives in their suburb; Mark saw his car parked on a ...

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Plot Keywords:

teenager | serial killer | tied up while barefoot | gagged | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Nothing stays buried forever.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

CTV International [fr] MySpace site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Die Erpresser

Filming Locations:

Queensland, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stewart and Wall Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is considered an Ozploitation picture, an Australian exploitation movie.

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Soundtracks

"Candy Cut"
performed by I Heart Hiroshima
Written by Susanna Patten/Matthew Somers/Melanie Ralph
Licensed courtesy of Valve Records

User Reviews

beguiling Jem from down under.......

Wow I am just loving films from this country over the last decade that started with Wolf Creek. So buckle yourself up and get ready for a twisty, gutsy, gory and entralling thriller from down under that will have you head spinning to New Zealand. This was a film that could've been 3 hours long and I would've still wanted more. This film will never hit the house waves considering it has visited the filmfest circuit for years and just now has displayed its insidious roots to DVD. I believe the film was made in 2008 and just saw the light of day of DVD in 2011. What a shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! because there are a plethora of great directors and films waiting but its too bad that they will lurk in the Panumbra and never see the eclipse...